TEST 3

I. LISTENING
Listen to the conversation between Thu and Ron. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will
listen TWICE.
1. What activity did Ron do in Alaska?
A. He took a walk in the forests.
B. He slept in a log cabin.
C. He caught fish through the ice.
2. How did Ron travel in Alaska?
A. He skied.
B. He rode a dogsled.
C. He went everywhere on foot.
3. What did he compare his ride dogsled with?
A. A journey in a marvellous folk tale.
B. A journey in a marvellous snow kingdom.
C. A journey on a frozen river.
4. When did Ron visit Alaska?
A. Last October.
B. Last summer vacation.
C. At Christmas.
5. What special thing did Ron see in Alaska?
A. Many polar bears.
B. A beautiful snow castle.
C. The northern lights.
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
TASK 1. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part. Circle A,
B, or C.
1. A. ingredient B. ancient C. pier
2. A. teaspoon B. appear C. idea
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
3. A. castle B. native C. reduce
4. A. frightening B. moving C. disappointing
TASK 2. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. When energy ___________ (come) from the wind, we call it wind energy.
2. Lan promises she ___________ (finish) her homework tonight.
3. The people in this district ___________ (use) solar energy to replace energy from coal at the
moment.
4. Last night, I was watching a documentary when the light ___________ (go) out.
5. Do you think robots ___________ (replace) human in the future?
6. Tom ___________ (be) sick so he couldn’t go on the trip to Washington D.C. yesterday.
7. In my opinion, we _________ (not use) coal for cooking and heating in the future.
8. Pete ___________ (forget) to turn off the TV after watching it last night.
9. I ___________ (look) for my car key now. I don’t remember where I left it.
10. Sonya: When ___________ you ___________ (buy) that Solo wheel?
Ben: Last month.
TASK 3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.
1. During this trip, everyone must wear a ___________ for safety.
A. handlebar B. seatbelt C. panel
2. After watching the teaser of the film with lots of fairies and wizards, I guess it is a ___________.
A. comedy B. documentary C. fantasy
3. People often think Santa Claus and pine trees are the ___________ of Christmas.
A. symbols B. performance C. parade
4. ___________ plastic is warned to be harmful for environment, people still use it daily due to its
convenience.
A. Because B. Although C. But
5. Electric cars are becoming popular nowadays due to theirs ___________ features.
A. polluting B. eco-friendly C. inconvenient
III. READING
TASK 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.
Last week, Mai attended a cultural exchange event for both foreign and Vietnamese students in Tao
Dan Park. It was so fun and useful because she had a great opportunity to communicate with many
friends from other countries. That helped Mai develop her confidence as well as improve her English.
Besides, it was a good occasion for making friends and finding out about various cultures from all over
the world. She got acquainted with many boys and girls from Canada, New Zealand, and the UK.
Among of them, she likes two Australian twin sisters, Amelia and Amanda, most. Both are quite
beautiful and friendly. After the event, surprisingly they invited Mai to their home in Melbourne. They
promised to take her to see kangaroos and koalas in real life. She was very glad and accepted that
invitation.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A Vietnamese student’s experiences in a cultural exchange event.
B. An occasion for a Vietnamese student to show foreigners her cultural knowledge.
C. An invitation to visit an English speaking country.
2. What did that event help Mai?
A. Develop her confidence.
B. Improve her English.
C. Develop her confidence and improve her English.
3. Which of the following statements about Mai is false?
A. Amelia and Amanda are her favourite new friends.
B. She had a chance to find out about different cultures.
C. Only a few students talked to her at the event.
4. What does the word both in line 11 mean?
A. Boys and girls.
B. The twin sisters.
C. beautiful and friendly
5. What animals will Mai be taken to see in Melbourne?
A. Kangaroos and koalas.
B. Kangaroos and Penguins.
C. Penguins and koalas.
TASK 2. Complete the reading passage. Write ONE suitable word in each blank.
Many people believe that in the near future, several (1) ___________ of transport like cars and trucks
will be replaced with driverless ones. Driverless vehicles are autonomous, (2) __________ drivers
don’t need to control it manually. For example, passengers use their voices to order a (3) __________
car to take them to any places they want thanks to its equipped speech recognition. With the support of
new technology that can calculate a safe following distance (4) __________ two vehicles, self-driving
cars can react immediately and avoid dangerous situations. It’s also more convenient for the disabled
and the elderly who (5) _________ mobility disadvantages to move from one place to another.
IV. WRITING
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1. work / ride / long / How / does / you / take / motorbike / to / your / it / to /?

2. of / interesting / friends / are / Some / think / my / documentaries / not /.

3. display / watch / Year’s / Do / you / New / fireworks / on / Eve / often /?

4. cars / will / modern / There / replace / be / driverless / cars / to / normal /.

5. playing / Do / like / ice / you / hockey / know / Canadians /?